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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1980
Page
1
The piece argues that rising federal minimum wage harms youth employment, increasing unemployment for ages 16 to 19 and pushing government work programs. It calls for renewed efforts to allow part-time youths to be paid below minimum wage with union opposition viewed as short-sighted, emphasizing the need for real job opportunities over costly programs.
State senator Wint Winter criticized Gov. John Carlin after a veto of a bill to begin park work with the Corps of Engineers at Hillsdale. The measure, passed by 400 in the Senate and over 100 in the House, would create a state park on 5,000 acres near the Hillsdale Reservoir. The governor argued costs, though proponents say future revenue and recreation justify the plan. A legislative override is seen as in the public interest.
Television guide excerpt lists programs across channels with guests and themes. Notable items include Dick Cavett show guests, reruns of westerns such as Ride Lonesome and Coogan's Bluff, and a variety of dramas, adventures, and romance films with cast notes and scheduling blocks.
AP dispatch notes the 1980 Food Aid Convention sets minimum annual grain aid at 7.6 million tons from 19 countries, with the United States contributing 4.47 million tons. Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland says the pact, replacing the 1971 agreement, aims for 10 million tons annually to aid developing nations, and lists member pledges and mechanisms for aid payments and deliveries.
Roving editor recounts a 1943 Bougainville rescue mission where a parachute battalion landed amid Japanese fire. The unit fought through a daylong ambush, survived only when Navy rescue failed and they withdrew under bombardment. The incident bred skepticism toward risky operations and reliance on restice.
A medical Q and A column explains bone age as a developmental timeline from cartilage to bone, noting it can diverge from calendar age and using ossification centers as growth indicators. It covers Shy-Drager syndrome misconceptions, looped bowel (volvulus) causes and treatment, lump evaluations, and saving money on aspirin tablets.
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates for trade area and outside areas, with different monthly and annual prices for mail and carrier delivery. Rates include sales tax in Ottawa and surrounding towns, with out of state subscribers bearing a 3.5 percent tax. The page notes editor and publisher Robert B. Wellington and that the paper is a member of the Associated Press.
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